Suspenders



R. A. WESLECK April 7, 1925.

SUSPENDERS Filed April 18.

Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

RICHARD A; W'ESLECK, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SUSPENDERS.

Application filed April 18, 1924. Serial No. 707,319.

1 a all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Itronnno A, Vfnsm-son, a citizen of the United States,.and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Suspenders, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification.

My invention has for its, object to provide a covered suspenderthat,will not draw the shoulders and yet will support the pantaloons at the desired height. The invention provides .means whereby case of movement of the shoulders is permitted, by reason of the flexibility and automatic adjustability ot' the suspender. .l.h'e invention also provides a suspender of the type described, wherein the p'antaloons may be properly suspended at the desired height at two points, namely, at the hips.

The invention may be contained in suspenders that differ in the details of their construction. To illustrate a practical application of the invention I have selected two suspenders that contain the invention, as examples of such structures, and shall describe them hereinafter. The suspenders selected are shown in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates afront view of one form of suspender containing the invention. Figure 2 illustrates a rear view of the suspender shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 illustrates an enlarged view of the suspender shown in Figure 2, and Figure 4 illustrates a modification of the suspender shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Figure 5 illustrates a side view of the suspender when in position. Figure 6 illustrates a sectional view of the portion of the suspender illustrated in Fig. 3. Figure 7 illustrates an edge view of the portion of the suspender shown in Fig. 4. Figure 8 illustrates an adjustable connector between parts of the suspender to hold them in proper relation to the shoulders of the wearer.

The suspender shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is formed of two parts, 1 and 2, that extend from the buttons located at the hips of the pantaloons substantially vertically upwards towards a point in front of the shoulders, and then under the arms and across the back, to the top of the shoulder on the other side and down in front of the said shoulder to the point of engagement with the other of the parts at points between the arm pits The parts 1 and 2 are proand the hips.

vided with suitable loops or buttonholes 3 whereby they may be connected to the buttons of the pantaloons at the hips. The other ends oi the parts are provided with closed loops 4: that are so tt'ormed as to closely fit the part of the suspender that he loop surrounds, and so that when the looped portion 4 is pulled at an angle to the part that it surrounds, it will tightly bind or connect with the said part, but when the loop is placed at right angles to the part, it may be quite readily slipped along the part. The ends of the parts having the loops l pass over the shoulders and rearwardly, and so as to draw the end portions of the parts having the buttonholes 3 and deflect from the straight line extending from the hip to the back of the shoulder on the opposite side. This provides for suspending the pantaloons by a supporting member that extends practically vertically towards the upper part of the shoulder and allows free movement of the clothing about the hips relative to the clothing about the chest, which permits free movement of the hips with reference to the chest, that gives comfort to the wearer of the suspender.

In order to maintain the portions of the parts that are located at the back of the wearer in position, and to render convenient the movement of the shoulders relative to each other, a slip piece is located at the point that the parts of the suspender cross. The slip piece may be made of any suitable form. In Figure 3 it is made of a pair of straps that extend across the parts of the suspender at the points where the parts cross. The two straps 5 are sewed together along lines that form a V at the ends of the straps, which prevents the piece from sliding up or down with reference to the two parts. In the form of slip piece shown in Figure 4, two looped members 6 interengage and one part of the suspender extends through one loop and the other part or" the suspender extends through the other loop. Since the loops 6 inter-engage, that is, are interlooped one with the other, the slip piece is maintained in position.

In order to maintain the parts of the suspender in position on the shoulders of the wearer, an adjustable connector or tie may be located in any position above and below the point where the parts cross at the back, and so as to draw the portions of the parts that pass underneath the shoulders to the buttons at the hips towards each other at a point above the loops 4c. This will accentuate the bend or change of direction of the part at the loop but its main advantage is to draw the portions of the suspender at the shoulder together at points that will give greatest comfort to the wearer of the suspe-nder. That is, where an individual has broad shoulders, the adjustable conneotor is located some little distance below the slip pieces 5, that is, some little distance below the point that the parts 1 and cross each other at the back. If, on the other hand, the wearer has narrow shoulders, and particularly if he has sloping shoulders, the connector is preferably located above the slip piece or above the point that the parts cross each other at the back.

The connector '7 is arovided with a hex-- ible part 8 that may be of any suitable length in order to give the desired total length to the connector. To the ends of the flexible connector 8 are secured two spring clamps 9 that are provided with a pair of clamping members 10 and 11; The ends of the flexible member 8 are connected to the clamping members 10, while the clamping members 11 are pivotally connected to the clamping members 10, and are provided with finger parts 12 that may be pressed towards the clamping members 10 to open the clamps. The clamps are provided with springs 13 for resiliently holding the clamps closed. The jaws of the clamps are preterably formed by turning the edges of the sheet metal that forms the ends of the clamping members towards each other, and serrating the said edges so that when they button holes at their ends and extending from the said button hole ends to beneath the arms of the wearer and diagonally across the shoulders at the back of shoulders and terminating in loops through which the other of the parts extend, the said loops being located substantially between the hips and tne arms of the wearer.

In a suspender, the suspender having two parts, the parts of the suspender having button holes at their ends and extending from the said button hole ends to beneath the arms of the wearer and diagonally across the shoulders at the back of the shoulders and terminating in loops through which the other of the parts extend, the said loops being located substantially between the hips and the arms of the wearer, the said parts closing at the back substantially be tween the shoulders and adjustable connecting means for positively connecting the parts together at a point near the point where the parts cross each other.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

RICHARD A. WESLECK. 

